Shilpa and Steven were married on 1 July 2011 at the lovely Packington Moor Farm near Lichfield, Staffordshire.
Packington Moor Farm has fabulous gardens for photo opportunities as well as a tree lined avenue that make those gorgeous romantic shots. The Oat Barn is licensed to conduct civil ceremonies and civil partnerships and can seat up to 120 guests. The main function suite, the Malt barn (not licenced) can accommodate up to 160 seated guests for the wedding breakfast but this can be increased to hold up to 200 guests for an evening reception. It has a spacious dancefloor with an area for a band/DJ.
The patio area with its feature fountain is a good place to relax with a drink in the sunshine and chat with family and friends. A range of outdoor games is available to entertain guests of any age. There is a bar and other seating areas away from the main function suite for those wanting a quieter area to sit in! Packington Moor Farm only hold one wedding per day offering full exclusivity of the venue, making it a perfect place to get married or hold a reception. The staff are very courteous and very well presented. The wedding host is always on hand to oversee the day.
Filming began with Shilpa’s bridal preparations in Walter’s Cottage. It was very busy when I arrived but everyone soon relaxed. It was lovely to see Shilpa’s friends and family in their bright and very sparkly saris and other dashing attire. Shilpa had chosen a Justin Alexander dress in natural, style number 8473 made of silk with a puff ball train and a rose detailed bodice. She looked stunning. In her hair she wore 3 rose bud pins to decorate the back and complimented her overall look with a silver crystal and pearl tiara. Her bridesmaids all wore teal floor length dresses made by Impressions Bridal wear and all three again looked stunning.
Shilpa’s bouquet was made up of ivory roses and gerberas. The groom and his groomsmen all wore silvery grey tails with the groom and his brother wearing teal cravats and the other silver cravats. I’m sure you’d agree they all look very dapper! The flowers of the day were made up of ivory roses and gerberas, a very pretty selection.
The ceremony was beautiful and conducted by local Staffordshire Registrars with the bride and groom adding their own promises to each other, making it very personal to them. Once the ceremony had concluded it was time for photos in the Courtyard and fabulous gardens. We filmed some fantastic shots and David Wadley, Shilpa and Steven’s photographer was just brilliant to work with once again! The speeches were delivered beautifully by the groom himself and his best man, Steven’s brother, Matthew! The guests were even entertained by some old photos of Steven as a young boy dressed up as Spiderman! Once the speeches had concluded, it was time to take Shilpa and Steven away to finish off their photoshoot and what stunning pictures they would have particularly with where the sun was at that point in time!
Shilpa and Steven had chosen a 3 layered tiered iced cake decorated from top to bottom with sugar crafted roses, it was beautiful. Each layer finished off with iced lace trimming. The room was beautifully decorated as always with candles, tall and short vase flower displays as centrepieces.
Soon it was time for the evening reception to start with Shilpa and Steven taking to the dance floor for their first dance to Adele’s “Make you Feel my Love”. After that the party began with some Bollywood music followed by a mixture of everything. Filming concluded after the diary room and we said our goodbyes to the happy couple. It had been a wonderful day with smiles all round, I don’t think I ever saw a moment where Shilpa was not smiling! A few days later Shilpa and Steven went off to enjoy their honeymoon in Sri Lanka and Dubai.
Here is a selection of our screenshots taken from our video footage:-
We wish Shilpa and Steven many, many years of happiness as they now begin their life long adventure as husband and wife.
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